Guyana - Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases)

Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of new cases) in Guyana was 71.00 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 73.00 in 2001, while its lowest value was 41.00 in 2004.

Definition: Tuberculosis treatment success rate is the percentage of all new tuberculosis cases (or new and relapse cases for some countries) registered under a national tuberculosis control programme in a given year that successfully completed treatment, with or without bacteriological evidence of success ("cured" and "treatment completed" respectively).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Tuberculosis Report.

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Year Value
2000 55.00
2001 73.00
2002 66.00
2003 55.00
2004 41.00
2005 55.00
2006 58.00
2007 65.00
2008 62.00
2009 64.00
2010 64.00
2011 65.00
2012 65.00
2013 67.00
2014 69.00
2015 68.00
2016 69.00
2017 71.00
2018 72.00
2019 71.00

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Tuberculosis is one of the main causes of adult deaths from a single infectious agent in developing countries. Data on the success rate of tuberculosis treatment are provided for countries that have submitted data to the WHO. The treatment success rate for tuberculosis provides a useful indicator of the quality of health services. A low rate suggests that infectious patients may not be receiving adequate treatment. An important complement to the tuberculosis treatment success rate is the case detection rate, which indicates whether there is adequate coverage by the recommended case detection and treatment strategy.

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention